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Sonics Tap Carlesimo

Posted Jul 6, 07 6:24 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Supersonics turned to the San Antonio bench for their new head coach, hiring P.J. Carlesimo yesterday, 8 years after he last held a top job. Carlesimo, best known for a 1997 altercation with Latrell Sprewell while both were with Golden State, will once again be trusted with fresh talent, this time in draft picks Kevin Durant and Jeff Green.

After jettisoning Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis and firing coach Bob Hill, Seattle GM Sam Presti hopes to build a younger, more defensive squad. "One of the reasons P.J. is the guy is his ability to teach," Presti said of Carlesimo, who led Seton Hall to the only NCAA final in school history in 1989.

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Seattle Supersonic's new head coach P.J. Carlesimo answers questions from the media after he was introduced at the NBA basketball team's Furtado training facility in Seattle, on Thursday, July 5, 2007....   (Associated Press)
Seattle Supersonic's new head coach P.J. Carlesimo answers questions from the media at the NBA basketball team's Furtado training facility in Seattle, on Thursday, July 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)   (Associated Press)
P.J. Carlesimo pauses as he listens to reporters' questions at a news conference in San Francisco in this Dec. 28, 1999 file photo. Carlesimo was hired Thursday as the new coach of the Seattle SuperSonics,...   (Associated Press)
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